“Rising out of the Pacific Ocean, the U.S.-Mexico border wall cuts through the beachfront at Playas de Tijuana. It ascends the hill to bisect a small plot of sand and concrete known by two names: El Parque de la Amistad in Tijuana, Mexico, and Friendship Park in San Diego, California. . . .”

“Gilberto Reyes met us at the door of Hohner’s national headquarters in historic Glen Allen, Virginia. He and I had many mutual friends but had never met in person. I had learned that Gilberto was a major follower of accordion legend Flaco Jiménez and that he had recently spent several days with Flaco, taking extensive field notes, photos, and sketches of accordion parts, with the intention of creating a new Corona II Classic Flaco Jiménez model accordion for Hohner’s Signature Series. . . .”